EDUCATION

Sun Ra and Symphony in Middle School: OUSD Music Teacher Retires After Four Decades

Porter truly believes in the musical ability of kids of all ages. When he was Berkeley Symphony’s director of music

EDUCATION

The Quest to Build a Better AI Tutor

But there was one key difference. Half the students were randomly assigned to a fixed sequence of practice problems, progressing

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How a SCOTUS Decision on Birthright Citizenship Could Impact Education Access

Here’s what to know about how a Supreme Court ruling to end or narrow birthright citizenship could change the education

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They’re Urged to Speak Out, But Education Researchers Face a High-stakes Choice

Her main message to her fellow researchers: You’re not doing enough. Rebuilding IES won’t happen, she warned, without broad public

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The AI ‘Hivemind’: Why So Many Student Essays Sound Alike

Bruce Maxwell, professor of computer science at Northeastern University, was grading exams for his online master’s course in computer vision,

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Retirees Are Helping Child Care Centers While Connecting with Community

The shortage of child care teachers is a well-known problem, but a lack of qualified substitute teachers doesn’t always get

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Cursive Is Back. But Should Students Be Learning the Skill?

“I prefer writing in cursive,” Halle said. The pair are proud members of the Holmes Middle School cursive club in

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Key Oversight Helping Keep Student Loan Records Accurate Has stopped, Watchdog Says

“Instead of providing relief to 43 million Americans who are drowning in student debt,” Sanders said in a statement to

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Southern States Boost Early Reading, But Gains Stall in Middle School

Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee started reforms later and may need more time. But McGrath’s question remains. Researchers and literacy advocates

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How Finnish Education Inspires U.S. Schools, Still

The parent community also wanted more skilled trades and culinary arts in the day-to-day curriculum, Laho said. For example, parents